Homophobia didn’t just happen. Orchestrated campaigns by cultural institutions and public figures have systemically instilled anti-LGBTQ prejudice into American culture by shaping public opinion. In the 1960s, propaganda films warned parents of “predatory characters” at local parks under the guise of public service announcements.
Anita Bryant’s Save Our Children campaign in the 70’s galvanized a coalition of conservative religious groups that spread the idea that sexual abnormalities would corrupt the nation and its children. The 80’s AIDS pandemic further exacerbated fears about homosexuality and “making fun” became a way to marginalize those who were different,
Anita Bryant’s Save Our Children campaign in the 70’s galvanized a coalition of conservative religious groups that spread the idea that sexual abnormalities would corrupt the nation and its children. The 80’s AIDS pandemic further exacerbated fears about homosexuality and “making fun” became a way to marginalize those who were different, which subsequently generated anger, fear, violence and even murder against targets deemed inferior.
Although the LGBTQ+ community has witnessed progress since the passing of Marriage Equality and award-winning LGBTQ+ shows and films have been embraced, the psychic damage to gay people is deep and events like the tragedy that struck the Orlando PULSE night club remind us that hateful propaganda can sometimes lead to deadly outcomes.
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“Homophobia didn't just happen. It took decades of instruction and collaboration to shape public opinion in support of the idea that homosexuality is unacceptable in our society.”
–Sharon Wilfong, Vocal.Media
CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO presents a TREADING YESTERDAY PRODUCTIONS production "HOMOSAYWHAT"
FEATURING: JAX BURESH SEAN BOWE STEVE SCHOLZ
SOUND DESIGN BY: DAVID SWOPE MUSIC BY ARTIST.IO
EDITED & NARRATED BY: KAI MORGAN PRODUCED BY KAI MORGAN CRAIG BETTENDORF
DIRECTED BY: CRAIG BETTENDORF
Dr. Chris Donaghue, PhD, LCSW, CST, ACS
Organizer • Writer • Educator • Speaker •
Singer • Performer • Fashionista
Jody Rose, MA, MFA
Professor • Author • Speaker • FTM Activist.
DHS, Doctor of Human Sexuality
Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.D., CSE
DIVERSITY UNDER ATTACK IN AMERICA
Bigotry is on the rise in America, fueled by a President whose views are rooted in racism, misogyny, sexism, and xenophobia. This renewed struggle facing immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, women, black and transgender people, is represented by front line activists from Black Lives Matter, Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Diversity Council, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
THE BUSINESS OF ADOPTION
In Kids' Rights, a young couple asks themselves if they are fit for parenthood
after they personally witness Sir Elton John and David Furnish's failure to
adopt a child. They speak with social workers, lawyers, psychologists, and
adoption agencies around the world and learn that there is a flawed system is
in place that deprives children of the most basic human rights.
SHE WROTE WHORE. THIS IS HER LIFE.
Inspired by the personal and public life of Nelly Arcan, she was a sex worker turned international literary star. Nelly's brilliant writings took the french literary world by storm as she morphed into different personas at will. Who was she? Lost between irreconcilable identities, her life ended tragically as her star began to shine less brightly.
A QUEEN IS MORE THAN HER CROWNS, GOWNS, AND PRONOUNS
In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender mentor from the neighborhood.
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